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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the laser tag arena closed at the mall in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) There is a pandemic.
(b) It is cordoned off as a crime scene.
(c) The equipment is not working.
(d) It went bankrupt.

2. What does the man in Jay's dream do just before Jay awakens in "A Visit"?
(a) He turns away from Jay.
(b) He takes out a gun.
(c) He puts his palm on Jay's chest.
(d) He reaches out to strangle Jay.

3. What does Mia say she is studying in “You Can Hold Onto Me if You Need To"?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Biology.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Journalism.

4. How does Jay's mother say Jun died in "An Improvement to Society"?
(a) He was hanged by a mob.
(b) He was shot by police.
(c) He was poisoned.
(d) He overdosed on drugs.

5. Of what faith was Jun's family?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Episcopal.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Baptist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jay holding as he wept in the Prologue?

2. Who told Jun that his idea of what he wanted to be when he grew up was not stupid, based on his letter that opens "Things Inside"?

3. What month is it in the beginning of "Wisdom from on High"?

4. When was Jun's last letter to Jay dated?

5. Although the national Filipino language is Tagalog, about how many languages are spoken in the country, according to the in-flight magazine Jay reads in “A New Silence Arrives”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jay promise Grace in “All That it Means"? Why?

2. How would you describe Jay's relationships with his siblings?

3. What are balikbayan boxes and what do they symbolize?

4. How are Angel and Grace's demeanors described in “A New Silence Arrives"?

5. How did Jay feel about his family's religion and church?

6. How does Jay feel about his future plans in the beginning of the novel?

7. Where does Jay live? Where was he born and where did he grow up?

8. Who is Seth, and what is his relationship to Jay?

9. What information does Jay's father relate to Jay about Jun's death in the beginning of the novel?

10. Why does Jay begin to panic after arriving at the airport in “A New Silence Arrives"?

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